The power of timing, marking, movement, leash pops and rewards makes all the difference with our little modification on the 'engage-disengage' game. Here we are teaching Buck to look at a trigger, i will mark the behavior with his pre-conditioned marker (chip), move, pop, reward. We start at a distance that isnt putting him over threshold immediately once we've established where that line is for him, then make our way towards the trigger. As we progress, i will start asking him to look at a trigger longer and longer. As he starts relaxing i will build in the 3 Ds, distance, duration and distractions. Stay tuned while we go through Buck's rehabilitation ❤️
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Why do we choose to e-collar train some dogs? Just in case. Freedom, safety, living our best lives. Find out more on the topic tomorrow at our local 'Meet The Trainers' event being hosted by Cheryl King of Let's Talk Dog! Looking forward to seeing you all there 😁
Does your dog show aggression while having his nails cut? Are you anxious about clipping your dog's nails? Scratch board training your dog to file his nails will reduce the stress to both you and your dog and ensure that they still get their nails done. In the mean time we are counter-conditioning Loki back to a dremel for the long term goal of being able to do his nails manually without the risk and stress of being bit.
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Have you ever been taken out going down a flight of stairs or had your dog jump out of your car into a dangerous area? Is your dog rushing out of the door and dragging you along with them? Teaching our dogs the concept of 'thresholds' will prevent all of those things from happening. Thresholds apply to every gate, doorway, vehicle doors, meal time, etc. When we build this training into everyday life, you get a dog with solid impulse control, engagement with the handler, learning to wait for their release command in all areas of life, safety, shall i go on? Being consistent throughout their life will create a dog who is conditioned to this behavior and just does it automatically. Like any other command, it needs to be reinforced and practiced as part of your every day routine.
🐾Training is a lifestyle, not a one time activity!
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Why do we muzzle train our dogs? Just. In. Case. When dogs get injured, even the friendliest dog has the potential to bite, some dogs are obsessive scavengers and wear muzzles to prevent them from practicing that self-rewarding behavior (although we train it a different way), some dogs are required to wear a muzzle at the vet, some are required by law, some are a bite risk, in an accident emergency responders require your dog to be muzzled. I train for the 'what ifs', i want to have that option available to me in the event that my dog needs to be muzzled. Much like crate training, there are some times that it may be called upon, so setting them up for success will reduce any stress if they do have to wear a muzzle.
This model is the Leerburg polymer coated wire basket muzzle, it provides appropriate pant room, a perfect fit with the amount of sizing options very specific to your dog's measurements, it is bite proof, the nose pad prevents any rubbing and is overall the best option for a wide variety of situations.
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Our new puppy trainer, Jessica Darula, practicing for our upcoming puppy class! Mastering engagement, perfecting those motions (sit, down) and her heel position.
We are super excited to see everyone there!
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We meet the dog where they're at. We cant change the fact that something along the way created such an intense fear of the crate or being left alone. What we can change is the way they move forward in the present and future and how they feel about those things that previously elicited such an aversive response.
Trapping the dog is not the answer, gradually desensitizing him to the things he is afraid of will not only eliminate the issue, but will build trust, confidence and the ability to become a balanced, happy dog.
When the exercise increases in difficulty, your distance and duration should decrease until that first step of the new exercise (i.e closing the door) is proofed. Chase will happily go into the crate now with the door open and hold duration and distance for an extended period of time, that told me he was ready to begin the next step. Going too fast here will set us back. This is the step where dogs with this issue really struggle, so i mark and reward continously until he visably relaxes and then start building in one step, one second at a time. I make sure that with each step he is staying below his stress threshold and allow him to choose when the exercise ends and whether he wants to re-engage or not.
If you're struggling with crate training or separation anxiety with your dog, please reach out. I'd be happy to walk you through the step by step process of helping your dog!
Our new board & train, Chase aka Ice, came in with some heavy separation anxiety and fear of confinement. He panicked as soon as i walked him over to the crate for some down time after our walk, he put the brakes on and started thrashing in an attempt to flee the situation. I took that as a training opportunity once he calmed down. Here is the process we went through to counter-condition his fear of the crate.
The absolute most important thing in this process is to allow the dog some time and space to choose to engage on their terms. We need to build trust and make sure he doesnt feel like im luring him to trap him into the crate. If he feels like im going to trap him, he will avoid me and create more negative associations with the crate.
Why do we crate train dogs? Safety, prevention of destructive behavior, independence, decompression, building an off-switch, in preparation for safety during transport, vet visits, house training, safe space if he feels uncomfortable with a situation, bed time, shall i continue?! Crate training is one of the most undervalued tools in dog training.
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This girl is so much fun to work with. Shes so eager to learn and through using each meal as another opportunity to train, she has a higher food drive and we've built a solid bond from which we can build on later on.
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Free shaping the 'Place' command with Maize, a beautiful 5 month old sable Belgian Malinios.
What is free shaping? Free shaping is a process of marking a behavior as you and the dog progressively work towards the end goal. The dog is free to choose their direction and choices and once the desired behavior appears, we mark and reward it thus creating a higher likelihood of that behavior being offered again. The next step is to start adding a command to the exercise and move onto the concept of 'basic shaping' where we will provide the guidance into a more targeted goal and start incorporating the 3 D's of dog training; distance, duration, distractions.
Here's a little clip from our first session on building the Place command through the dog training concept of free shaping. Stay tuned on Mazikeen's progress through this command!
To the dog who resource guards, who plays catch me if you can, who is untrustworthy around people, kids, cats, prey and other dogs. Keep working. Keep building your bond, keep providing structure, exercise, training, discipline and affection. Your goals are possible. Dogs are capable of so much more and the bond you create through your shared journey is so worth all the long hours, tears and frustration. Miss you Jax!
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Miss Jax was fearful of getting in the water, let alone swimming. We've spent our weekends at the lake to build her confidence through what motivates her most, her ball! There is no reward more potent than play. We practice her retreive, outs, come, down, break commands throughout all the play reps. Today was the first time she dared to try swimming. So proud of this girl!
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Miss Jax killing it on her off leash recall around distractions with our good role models! #kootenaylife #dogtraining
Practicing recall in our pack walk today. Several of those dogs started in recall & reactive dog training sessions with us to get them to the point where they could live their best Kootenay life, running off leash with other dogs. Our good role models strengthen the recall on our trainees and make recall fun and engaging. #packwalks #kootenaylife #dogtraining
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Snoopy came to us as an extremely reactive dog, with very poor leash manners, high prey drive and had no clue what recall was. This is the result of hard work, i am so very proud ❤
